From Gamasutra:

In an attempt to make its PC games more secure and take advantage of online services, Ubisoft says it will require constant connectivity in "most" of its upcoming games for the platform.

Ubisoft has been particularly vocal about the severity of PC game piracy, with executives mentioning the issue in numerous analyst conference calls. Last July, the company pledged to cut down on piracy rates with then-unannounced tools.

Now it seems the company is moving away from externally-developed DRM solutions like SecuROM and StarForce in favor of online integration that is tied into the game itself.

In addition to verifying the game’s legitimacy with Ubisoft’s servers, the system will automatically make use of features that keep a player’s settings and game synchronized online, making that data portable across PCs. […]

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Do you think this method, similar to Steam, is the right way for big game companies to fight piracy?

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